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2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$58,238 Avg Salary
$25,345 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 18,325 information science students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing an online .

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for information science students. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

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Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for information science students. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at FHSU take out is $25,990.

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#3

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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The excellent online programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, IS graduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Northwestern - St Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

North Hennepin Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Ottawa University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Ottawa University - Online is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Ottawa.

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Explore the most popular online information science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 75
Minnesota 141
Missouri 90
Iowa 19
South Dakota 58
North Dakota 2
Nebraska 187

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One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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